Highlights:
- El Salvador has announced initiatives to empower civil servants with Bitcoin certificates.
- The Bitcoin training will cut across public employees and students with distinct packages for each group.
- Bitcoin’s domineering adoption continues to hit high levels amid a relatively quiet market.
In an exciting development, El Salvador has announced plans to empower civil servants with Bitcoin (BTC) training certifications. If the Central American nation government pulls off the initiative, it will mark a significant milestone for global crypto adoption. Also, it could positively impact Bitcoin market actions. Hence, it underscores why the initiative is a welcomed one that has attracted considerable attention.
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El Salvador to Empower 80,000 Civil Servants
Per reports, El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office (ONBTC) will educate and award certificates to government employees who meet the training requirements. Interestingly, the Central American nation intends to empower 80,000 civil servants through the initiative, which the government has tagged an all-encompassing program.
Commenting on the latest development, the ONBTC noted that the decision stems from ongoing efforts to reshape El Salvador’s digital assets landscape. Additionally, it aims to integrate crypto literacy among the nation’s populace by starting with civil servants.
El Salvador’s All-Encompassing Training Programme
Remarkably, the enlightenment program will span 160 hours, with several segments. Selected beneficiaries will access the training via the digitalized forum, eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy in the planned event. The program aims to cut across concepts, which include intricacies, laws, and management skills that will be crucial in trading cryptocurrencies.
Aside from merely training public employees to become Bitcoin literate, the ONBTC also revealed plans to integrate the initiative into public school curricula. The move will further boost Bitcoin education by bringing it to the grassroots with young minds as the target. According to local sources, two aspects of training are designed specifically for students. They include “Node Nation” and Mi Primer Bitcoin” (My First Bitcoin).
Speaking about the initiative for public schools, Stacy Herbert, the director at ONBTC, remarked, “Along with creating cuboplus, building a new K-8 Bitcoin Workbook & introducing MyfirstBitcoin_ & NodeNationSV into public schools, I am also helping to build the Bitcoin Module for the ESIAP Academia, established by President Bukele in 2021 to build excellence in governance in El Salvador.”
🇸🇻EL SALVADOR CONTINUES TO TRAILBLAZE!
El Salvador will soon begin providing #Bitcoin instruction and certification to 80,000 public servants. https://t.co/gG9tMPvnPa
— The Bitcoin Office (@bitcoinofficesv) August 20, 2024
Bitcoin Adoption Continues to Soar
While the general market outlook has remained largely unimpressive, BTC’s adoption has been on a projectile upswing. Notably, the flagship cryptocurrency has amassed several worldwide acceptance from sovereign nations in the past few weeks. In one of our previous publications, Russia became one of the nations that recently embraced Bitcoin.
Interestingly, the Russian government saw Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as the only alternative to salvaging the country’s dwindling economy. Therefore, it underscores the undeniable role of digital assets as a future mainstay of most global economies. In Dubai, cryptocurrencies recently became legal tender for paying workers’ salaries. The court signed the new development into law, marking a new dimension to digital assets adoption and utilization.
Capping off Bitcoin’s unprecedented adoptions in recent weeks, another news article revealed that Banca Sella, the second oldest bank in Italy, has begun support for BTC trading. Notably, the feature has zero charges attached, with seamless transactions via the bank’s mobile app, Hype. If Bitcoin sustains its current momentum, other nations hesitating to accept cryptocurrencies should be gearing up for the devastating economic impacts. BTC’s remarkable feats are indications that the token will soon dominate global financial stages.
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